Red Funnel recognised by National Autistic Society for onboard changes
Red Funnel, the Isle of Wight ferry company, has been recognised by the National Autistic Society for the measures it has taken on board to provide an autism-friendly service across all its ships and terminals. Changes include offering options to embark and disembark the vessels in a quieter method to avoid crowds and help passengers stay calm and enjoy their time onboard. Families and carers can also book a familiarisation visit, allowing autistic passengers to experience the ship's surroundings before they consider booking their journey. Red Funnel's website includes a journey walkthrough for those travelling from afield. This allows people to
isleofwight.com nominated for Micro Business of the Year
We are very proud to announce that isleofwight.com has been shortlisted for Micro Business of the Year at the Official Isle of Wight Chamber's Business Awards 2023. We are humbled that our hard word since taking over isleofwight.com 3 years ago has been recognised. We have given the company a full overhaul, are going from strength to strength and are not finished yet! Thank you to the team Michael, Rachel, Abi, Ben and James. Congratulations to all the other nominations and we are already looking forward to the glittering ceremony, hosted by Shappi Khorsandi at Cowes Yacht Haven on Friday 12th May!
Brand new internet radio station for the Isle of Wight
iwightmusic.com is a brand-new internet only radio station aimed at listeners living on and visiting the Isle of Wight. It is run by a couple still new to the Island who saw an opportunity to broadcast to a wonderful Island community. They are bringing listeners music, information, news and advertisements…Yes, yes there maybe the odd competition! It’s only for fun! They bring a variety of music from the ‘80s ‘90s and today with relaxing music every night from midnight to 6am. If you have any ideas for shows and content, please get in touch! Click here to listen They are here for
Festival blues? Us too!
Abi Millichamp tells us about her fantastic weekend at this years Isle of Wight Festival! We’ve had a blast at this years Isle of Wight festival; the underwater theme encouraged an abundance of pirates and sea creatures to our Island shores, and despite the Island’s festival fun being over already for another year, a little mermaid tells us tickets for next year are already available! But we’ve still got a while to wait before it’s time to get the wellies and costumes out again, so for now, here’s a roundup of our 2022 festival favourites. After a 15 year gap Muse returned
Monkey Haven wins Silver in the People’s Choice Award at the 5th Charity Film Awards
Monkey Haven are celebrating bringing home silver at the prestigious 2022 Charity Film Awards. The gala ceremony was held at the Odeon Leicester Square on Tuesday 22 March. The annual Charity Film Awards is in its 5th year and attracts entries from hundreds of charities, from large organisations such as UNICEF and the British Heart Foundation, to smaller ones like Monkey Haven. Monkey Haven’s film, The Story of Monkey Haven, is a detailed account of the mission to provide a happy, forever home for rescued animals in need. It’s narrated by Don Walser, Monkey Haven’s founder, and told through the lens of
isleofwight.com Award Winning Triumph
We are delighted to announce that the Business Excellence Awards have recognised isleofwight.com as the best ‘Online Tourist Information Platform’ in Southern England. The award was given in recognition to our services towards Isle of Wight tourism, in particular supporting businesses throughout the pandemic, our continued investment in new technologies, as well as tremendous growth in both website visitors and social media followers. We are extremely proud and delighted to receive this award, particularly as it is the first we have received since my wife Rachel and I took over the business in 2019. The team, which is now 6 of us,
Ventnor Beach crowned ‘Best Beach’ in the UK
"Oh we all like to be beside the seaside
Isle of Wight Festival 2021 Review
Everyone I spoke to agreed that this year’s IW Festival was the one they had enjoyed the best of all of the IW Festivals since 2002, and why was that? Because it happened at all!!! In a climate of Covid paranoia, and within an atmosphere of fear, John and Caroline Giddings fought tooth and nail to put on this year’s Festival and it was an absolute triumph. From the smallest artist on a makeshift stage, to the huge headliners on the Main and Big Top stages, everyone was on top form, bursting to bring their music back to the masses. And
Grand Russian High Tea Book launch raises over £1,000 for Island charities
Hosted by Lady Cheshire and Lady Grylls, a Grand Russian High Tea at the Royal Hotel was to launch Stephan Roman’s new book ‘Isle and Empires’ and to raise money for Mountbatten and Dementia UK Admiral Nurses IW. Guests were greeted with a Russian Spring Punch cocktail, made with Mermaid Salt Vodka courtesy of the Isle of Wight Distillery, Rachmaninov from Simon Davis on piano, and a real Russian samovar loaned by the Leconfield Hotel. Once seated guests were treated to a cornucopia of Russian-themed scones, cakes and delicacies, designed by Ben Chamberlain and his team, whilst sipping Russian and English
